MS Crown of Scandinavia
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|Ship operator=[[DFDS Seaways]]
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|Ship route=[[Copenhagen]] — [[Oslo]]
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|Ship builder=[[Brodogradiliste Split]], [[Split]], [[Croatia]]
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|Ship launched=[[6 April]], [[1992]]
|Ship completed=[[11 June]], [[1994]]<br/>Rebuilt: [[2005]]
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|Ship tonnage=35,498 Gross Register
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|Ship length={{convert|171.5|m|1|ft|lk=on|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|28.2|m|1|ft|abbr=on}}
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|Ship ice class=1 A Super
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|Ship propulsion=4 × [[SEMT Pielstick|Pielstick]] [[diesel engine]]s<br>23,760 [[Watt|kW]]
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|Ship capacity=2136 passengers<br/>450 vehicles
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'''[[ship prefix|MS]] ''Crown of Scandinavia''''' is a [[cruiseferry]] operated by [[DFDS Seaways]] on a route connecting [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] to [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. The ship was built in [[1994]] by [[Brodogradiliste Split]] in [[Split]], [[Croatia]]. She was originally ordered by [[Euroway]] and was to be called MS ''Frans Kockum'' but never sailed under that name. The ship was also temporarily renamed MS ''Thomas Mann'' during construction.
==History==
Euroway originally planned to operate two cruiseferries on a route connecting [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]] to [[Travemünde]], [[Germany]]. To archieve that two identical cruiseferries were ordered from Brodogradiliste Split, Croatia, to be called [[MS Frans Suell|MS ''Frans Suell'']] and MS ''Frans Kockum''. The ships were a somewhat enlarged version of [[MS Amorella|MS ''Amorella'']] and [[MS Isabella|MS ''Isabella'']] that the shipyard had built for [[SF Line]] in [[1988]] and [[1989]], respectively. Due to the [[Yugoslav wars]] the delivery of the ''Frans Suell'' was delayed by nearly a year, from [[1991]] to [[1992]]. Poor profitability of the route, further delays in construction of the second ship and a joint operations agreement with [[Silja Line]] made Euroway decide to cancel the order for MS ''Frans Kockum''.
After the order was cancelled, the ship was renamed MS ''Thomas Mann'' and work on her was continued, but at a a more leisurely pace. In March [[1994]] the Thomas Mann sailed from the shipyard in Split to the [[Fincantieri]] shipyard at [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], where finalising touches were put on her. On [[2 May]] [[1994]] DFDS made a tentative agreement to purchase the ship, and bought her ten days later. The ship was finally delivered on [[11 June]] [[1994]]. From Trieste she sailed to [[Lloyd Werft]], [[Bremerhaven]], Germany, where stern [[sponsons]] were added to the ship for increased stability.
On [[26 July]] the ship was renamed MS ''Crown of Scandinavia'' and began sailing on [[Scandinavian Seaways]] (a marketing name for DFDS passenger operations) Copenhagen — [[Helsingborg]] — Oslo -service. In [[1999]] the company name reverted to DFDS Seaways. Sometime between 1999 and [[2003]] the ship's livery was slightly altered, the frames of her bridge windows (originally black) were now painted white, arguably unbalancing her profile. In January [[2005]] the ship was rebuilt at [[Öresundsvarvet]], [[Landskrona]], Sweden. On [[15 October]] [[2006]] the call at Helsingborg was dropped from the route in order to cut down fuel and pilot expenses.
==Decks==
# [[Engine room]]
# Seaways-class [[cabin (ship)|cabins]]
# Cardeck
# Car platform, can be lowered hydraulically.
# Seaways-class cabins
# Adventure club [[spa]], seaways-class cabins
# Youth@club, information desk, bureau de change, [[duty free|tax free]] shops, children's playroom, Baresso Coffee, commodore and seaways-class cabins
# 7 Seas [[buffét]] restaurant, Latitude Café, Blue Riband restaurant, Explorer's restaurant, Navigator's Bar, Marco Polo restaurant, Red & White wine bar, Columbus [[night club]]
# Heaven 11 club & [[discothèque]] commodore-class cabins
# Heaven 11 club & discothèque (second floor), Conference Centre
# Commodore de luxe lounge, commodore balcony cabins
# [[Bridge (ship)|Bridge]]
==External links==
* [http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/crown_of_scandinavia_1994.htm MS Crown of Scandinavia] at Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish)
* [http://www.dfdsseaways.dk/DSW/DA/OnBoard/co/ Company Website for Crown of Scandinavia] (in Danish)
* [http://www.dfds.com/DFDSGROUP/EN/Fleet/Passenger/CrownofScandinavia Company Website for Crown of Scandinavia] (in English)
* [http://www.ferry-site.dk/changelang.php?lang=en The Ferry Site]
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[[Category:Cruiseferries]]
[[Category:Ferries of Norway|Crown of Scandinavia]]
[[Category:Ships in Ice Class 1A Super]]
[[Category:Ships built in Croatia]]
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